Bio

I am an aspiring physician-scientist who is passionate about improving accessibility of personalized medicine. My scientific interests range from computational genomics method development for rare genetic disorders to bioinformatics of public health data. I am currently exploring my clinical interests, which are constantly changing as I get further into my medical education. At the moment, I am particularly interested in exploring the fields of Clinical Genetics,Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Med-Peds, and Cardiology/Pulmonology.

In my free time, I am an avid music-consumer; when I can do so in a Covid-conscious manner, you can find me at music festivals and concerts or just at home singing Broadway and Disney soundtracks to my cat, Ayanna. I identify as a board-game geek, a band nerd, choir geek, and overall weirdo (in a good way).

I do not have a Twitter at this time, but stay tuned as I am certain I will make an account soon.

Education

University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, CA

B.S. Bioengineering, with Honors | August 2016 - August 2020

B.A. Computer Science, with Distinction in Scholarship | August 2016 - August 2020

Case Western Reserve University – Medical Scientist Training Program | Cleveland, OH

M.D. | July 2021 - May 2029 (expected); ongoing

Ph.D. Systems Biology and Bioinformatics | July 2021 - May 2029 (expected); ongoing

Research

Fredrick Schumacher Lab | CWRU Dept. of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences

PhD Rotation, Fall 2021

Project: Revisiting Horvath’s Epigenetic Clock to Predict/Model Cancerous Tissues

Computational Genomics Research Group | University of California, Berkeley

Undergraduate Research Apprentice, August 2017-December 2020

Project: MasterQC - A Bioinformatics Quality Control Tool

Vandsburger Research Group | University of California, Berkeley

Undergraduate Researcher, 2017-2018

Project: Development of a Viral-Engineering Protocol for Drug Delivery Tracking in Patients with Heart Disease

Work Experience

Thermo Fisher Scientific | Carlsbad, CA

Bioinformatics R&D Intern, Summer 2019

Project: Database Development for Gene Panel Primer Manufacturing QC in NGS R&D

Zeiss Meditec | Pleasanton, CA

Systems Engineering Intern, Summer 2018

Project: V&V Tool Development for Ophthalmic Medical Device Line

Publications: Coming Soon

Paulameena Shultes (she/her/hers)


Bio

I am an aspiring physician-scientist who is passionate about improving accessibility of personalized medicine. My scientific interests range from computational genomics method development for rare genetic disorders to bioinformatics of public health data. I am currently exploring my clinical interests, which are constantly changing as I get further into my medical education. At the moment, I am particularly interested in exploring the fields of Clinical Genetics,Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Med-Peds, and Cardiology/Pulmonology.

In my free time, I am an avid music-consumer; when I can do so in a Covid-conscious manner, you can find me at music festivals and concerts or just at home singing Broadway and Disney soundtracks to my cat, Ayanna. I identify as a board-game geek, a band nerd, choir geek, and overall weirdo (in a good way).

I do not have a Twitter at this time, but stay tuned as I am certain I will make an account soon.

Education

University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, CA

B.S. Bioengineering, with Honors | August 2016 - August 2020

B.A. Computer Science, with Distinction in Scholarship | August 2016 - August 2020

Case Western Reserve University – Medical Scientist Training Program | Cleveland, OH

M.D. | July 2021 - May 2029 (expected); ongoing

Ph.D. Systems Biology and Bioinformatics | July 2021 - May 2029 (expected); ongoing

Research

Fredrick Schumacher Lab | CWRU Dept. of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences

PhD Rotation, Fall 2021

Project: Revisiting Horvath’s Epigenetic Clock to Predict/Model Cancerous Tissues

Computational Genomics Research Group | University of California, Berkeley

Undergraduate Research Apprentice, August 2017-December 2020

Project: MasterQC - A Bioinformatics Quality Control Tool

Vandsburger Research Group | University of California, Berkeley

Undergraduate Researcher, 2017-2018

Project: Development of a Viral-Engineering Protocol for Drug Delivery Tracking in Patients with Heart Disease

Work Experience

Thermo Fisher Scientific | Carlsbad, CA

Bioinformatics R&D Intern, Summer 2019

Project: Database Development for Gene Panel Primer Manufacturing QC in NGS R&D

Zeiss Meditec | Pleasanton, CA

Systems Engineering Intern, Summer 2018

Project: V&V Tool Development for Ophthalmic Medical Device Line

Publications: Coming Soon